QA:Testcase intelvideo multihead

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Description

This test case tests whether multiple displays work successfully with the intel driver, and whether desktop environments handle multiple displays correctly. You will need at least two displays connected to your intel video adapter to perform this test.

Setup

Connect as many displays as you can to the available ports on your display adapter

Ensure the 'nomodeset' and 'i915.modeset=0' kernel parameters are not set in your bootloader configuration

You can see your current kernel options by running cat /proc/cmdline

Ensure the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist, or is a valid file that uses the intel driver

Shut your system down entirely, then start it up again

If using a live image to test, ignore the above steps and simply boot the system from the live image with default options

How to test

Verify that the graphical environment starts correctly and is spanned across all connected displays

Open a console and run the command xrandr. Take a copy of the results

Disconnect and then re-connect one or more displays; do this several times. If you are using a docking station for a laptop, try removing the laptop from and restoring the laptop to it several times

Run your desktop's display configuration tool. For GNOME 2 (up to Fedora 14), this is gnome-display-properties. For GNOME 3 (Fedora 15 and on), this is gnome-control-center display. For desktops without their own tool, you can use the command line xrandr utility. Verify that it correctly shows each of the connected displays (monitors). Test re-arranging, enabling, disabling and configuring displays

Expected Results

xrandr should report each connected display and the correct available modes on each

Both X and the graphical environment should cope smoothly with displays being disconnected and reconnected while the system is running: the displays should be correctly added or removed by X, and the graphical environment should correctly adjust itself to the added or removed display

Configuration tools should allow you to arrange the displays in any configuration, enable and disable displays, and change each display's settings; these changes should work and be reflected in what each display actually shows